The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
TEE RESULT IN CATAu0ULA.
'sw Orleans Times-Democrat.

sew orleans IllnpS-BelNocrat-
We suggest to our esteemed cOntempera.
mes, the refOrmers. that they may now para
phrase certain famous uttersnce and say:
we gave met the enemy and we are theirs"
The news from Catahoula has reached the
Ety and seems to cali for some comment.
Why MOI adopt this simple and graphic cpl
gram.
OF course there is always the chance that
ihe refofmers may refuse TO regard the Ceta-
poula case as one having significance. They
0sFe betyay6d sOale little eccCntrIcity in this
matter GRADY. When the contest for the
sohgfess!Orat nomination III the sixth dis
glet WIS in progress they sought to inject
Die local Issue into it by causing one OF the
NPrsll5 to declare himself for Nicholla.
When that gentleman was disastIouely beaten
..hey forgot the circumstance of his having
Been the reform candidate. When they failed
OBSCURE control of the State Central Com
Hltiee ana convertIt into partisan machine
Ney snapped their fingers In the air and
protested that they scorned committees and
'aeh Va. ags, and 6eld that, as for them, they
sersd only for the people, and would deol
MN them alone. Some might Get value on
l99fms and ceremonies and Intermediate in
lltul1ns but they would go aud nestle in
az pos1m OF the masses and find their COM
.oit There. 1t IL true that the Democratic
sotstS o. EatahoHiR are some of tine people,
shd mat the decision inst rendered by them
Earaakts OF the nature Of popular verdict.
HshlW we walt with soicltude to see Just how
gt eSleened contemporaries in question will
WA "a upon the Catahoula case.
Al uf ourselves, however, we may say that
we result OF the primaries in Catahoula gives
Us ~ INC lygilest satisfaction. Although the
tsi9fm leaders have been or have pretended
NC confident Of g victory there, and al
Moagh ,hey went SO far in their Ieryor as to
agpeIIi 70 That result to vindicate the Justice
I, 5helf position with reference TO Gaia
sGa .las representation on the Central Com
EEss.ee, we ner er at any time cherished the
Ky apprehension SIS to Democratic defeat
X mat qnarter. The contamination. there
we White 1t is grateful aud reasauring is
H., "a the least surprise. We believe
k ~ 10 oSti.bouia, as in largo majority of
| ma Parishes OF Louisiana, the intelligence
| ss va PATRIOTISM OF the people have been
fSasened to the true character of the issue
t sa.; pending. We believe that the Demo-
SSsac voters realize the value of Gov. Nc
rnsi5 . pubic services, and see through the
NIL Lu % prejudice and misrepreseut atlon
sS An Niteh his edversaries have sought 10
f Ss;n their Judgment the full volume Of
EsN Indebtedness to his courage and fdel-
,s ahe Democrats Of Catahouls have chosen
ttsono aicEnery delegation. and shis under
H - ". u tahees that do not admit of doubt
/ T. q ne genuIneness of the proceeding. 1t
s, 10y $50 much to infer that their acton re-
ff stiI' % some extent the awakening that is
,sg it X iaact throughout the State az large,
t S1,,sl,5 e Gatanouia ID but The vanguard of q
NeiI},,l plssnt Column which will, with GOV.
tSr,r y a. Its head, assert the power and
Sroaai5sot the Democracy Of Louisiana, and
sp,Iiial' at least ole republic that is neither
se'olho nor ungrateful. n